String Ignition

[Specklebelly]

Strange question but I need your help as I have only a limited knowledge of front stuffers.

First some background.  My son and I went to hunter safety training earlier this year and part of the class involved muzzleloaders.  One kind they described had a wick that you light (like a old fashioned cannon) point at the target and wait for charge ignition.  His book calls it a matchlock ignition but I think the instructor called it a string ignition as well.

He is interested in one and to be honest, this kind of intrigues me.  Talk about pressure while hunting.   

Now the questions, have you ever heard of this type of gun or have any ideas as to whom would currently manufacture them?

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

[quickdtoo]

Every gun enthusiast should know the history of firearms, the matchlock is a version of the first type of "lock" used on handheld firearms, followed by variances of the wheellock and flintlock then persuccsion.  They're available as complete firearms or kits.

Tim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchlock

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=2502

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=9203

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=13580

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=14832

http://www.therifleshoppe.com/Catalog.htm

[captchee]

yep what quickdtoo  said .
 these however are match locks also know as a fuse lock  and they use a cord  that is  a slow burning type of fuse .
 there are 2 basic types of these . the early  lock whis  the  cock is moved  with derect pressure from the trigger plate  and later locks which  actualy have a sear and spring  that drops the cock just as  any flint or precussion lock does


 however prior to that was what was called  gunnies . these just had a tough hole , like a cannon . they were eather  hand held or  mounted on the end of pikes  and fired with a long type of  burning match .
 well not really a match as much as just a burning stick .

 neather though actualy take what we call cannon fuse  for their ignition